CVE-2008-3329

Unspecified vulnerability in Links before 2.1, when "only proxies" is enabled, has unknown impact and attack vectors related to providing "URLs to external programs."

Published: 2008-07-27 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3329 is rated Moderate Risk (49.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3329

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.61% 0.18% -0.43%
2 2025-03-29 0.18% 0.61% +0.43%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3329

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3329

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-3329

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2008-3329 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (links2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3329
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3329
ubuntu low CVE-2008-3329 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (links, links2), 24 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 8, ignored 7, not-affected 7, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3329

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2008-3329

  • Red Hat (2008-11-13T00:00:00)

    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of links as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, and versions of elinks as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Versions of links / elinks shipped do not support "only proxies" feature.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3329

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
twibright links <= 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:*:pre37:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.80 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.81 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.81:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.81 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.81:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.81 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.81:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.90 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.90 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.90:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.90 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.90:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.90 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.90:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.91 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.92 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.93:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.93:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.93:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.93:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.94:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.94:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.94:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.94:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.94:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.94:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.94:pre7:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.94:pre8:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.94:pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.95 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.96:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.96:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.96:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.96:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.96:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.96:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.96:pre7:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.96:pre8:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre10:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre11:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre12:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre7:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre8:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:0.97:pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.0:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.0:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.0:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.0:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.0:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre10:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre11:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre12:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre13:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre14:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre15:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre16:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre17:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre18:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre19:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre20:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre21:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre22:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre23:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre24:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre25:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre26:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre27:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre28:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre29:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
twibright links 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:twibright:links:2.1:pre30:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3329

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